DOJ contractor arrested while attempting residency checks

9:16 PM,
Sep. 12, 2013

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A contractor for the U.S. Department of Justice was arrested this afternoon on drug and weapons charges while reportedly doing residency checks of some North DeSoto school children.

A Stonewall parent, alarmed that the man, Jason Lee Strange, 46, of Mineola, Texas, refused to show identification while asking about juveniles living in the home, called the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputy Shawn Parker located Strange in Gloster.

Marijuana and a .22-caliber revolver were found in his vehicle. It's legal to carry a weapon in your vehicle in Louisiana but not when combined with drugs, ...